As the festive season approaches and the year draws to a close it is once again time for you to give us your nominations for the Comment is free end-of-year awards.

Last year Sunny Hundal picked up the gong for best blogger and Mr Pike Bishop gained almost half the votes for commenter of the year. The thread of the year was awarded to James Randerson's Here Endeth the Lesson, where commenters got involved in a heated debate over intelligent design.

What authors, commenters and threads caught your eye in 2007? Please give your nominations below (and don't spoil the festive spirit by telling us who you don't like - be positive!) This thread will close at 6pm on Tuesday, after which we'll sort through your choices and post the top five nominations in each category. Voting will start on Wednesday December 19; winners announced on Friday December 21.